A dozen local government units (LGUs) in Bohol have failed to get the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Seal of Good Housekeeping, which intends to heighten the exercise of mandate.
But they need not worry because the DILG and the provincial government of Bohol itself are committed to assist them.
The DILG list shows that one of these LGUs is Carmen, which mayor seems to tell the Boholanos she can run the province so ably like heaven if she becomes governor.
The seal pursues the DILG’s commitment to aggressively scale up interventions to elevate the practice of governance that values transparency, accountability, participation and performance into an institutionalized status.
In his speech at the forum of national agencies and LGUs graced by DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo in Cebu, Gov. Edgar Chatto asked the DILG to support the towns, especially those which have yet to earn the seal.
The governor did not mention the remaining 12 LGUs that failed to win the seal, which is in its third round of recipients.
But according to the DILG-Bohol Office, these LGUs are
Alicia, Anda, Batuan, Candijay, Carmen, Cortes, Dagohoy, Duero, Loay, Mabini, Pilar and Sierra-Bullones.Except for Cortes and Dagohoy, the rest of the 12 belong to the Third District, with Carmen, which is under Mayor Conchita Toribio-De los Reyes, having the most number of constituents.
The DILG Regional Office granted Seals of Good Housekeeping in this latest round to the LGUs of Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Bien Unido, Bilar, Buenavista, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Danao, Dimiao, Garcia-Hernandez, Getafe, Guindulman, Inabanga, Lila, Loon, Sagbayan, San Isidro, Sevilla, Sikatuna, Tagbilaran City, Talibon, Trinidad, Tubigon and Valencia.
Also, Robredo himself presented the seal to the Bohol province for the very first time for its “good governance performance in internal housekeeping particularly in the areas of good planning, sound fiscal management, transparency and accountability, and valuing performance management.â€
Bohol’s first recipients of the seal, which is a benchmark for good governance, are Balilihan, Catigbian and Maribojoc, all in the First District.
Balilihan and Maribojoc also made it in the second round of winners together with Clarin, Dauis, Jagna, Loboc, Panglao, Pres. Garcia, San Miguel and Ubay.
Robredo sensed Chatto’s deep concern for all Bohol LGUs to finally have the seal so that the remaining 12 can get incentives like the Local Government Support Fund, apart from their becoming institutionally excellent.
According to some DILG people, it is wiser for the 12 LGUs to take positively their failure to get the seal because admitting shortcomings is a measure of true greatness.
Stressing his vow of support to the LGUs, the governor said what matters most is to keep the competence and standard in working together with or without any awards in mind. (Ven rebo Arigo)
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